"Percy, The Puny Poinsettia" lyrics

Percy, The Puny Poinsettia

Percy the puny poinsettiaIs hanging his bloom in dismayIf they had just kept him wettaHe'd be a houseplant todayFolks liked the other plants bettaNow he's alone on the shelfEven a plant with no uncle or auntShouldn't spend Christmas Day by himself

Holiday shoppers would stop by the counterAnd pick up a plant to take homeUntil one by one all his friends were adoptedAnd Percy was left all alone

Percy the puny poinsettiaIs hanging his bloom in dismayIf they had just kept him wettaHe'd be a houseplant todayFolks liked the other plants bettaNow he's alone on the shelfEven a plant with no uncle or auntShouldn't spend Christmas Day by himself

Then into the store on the night before ChristmasCame a poor little girl who was cryin'But when she saw Percy her eyes opened wideAnd she said "Can I please make him mine?"

Now Percy the puny poinsettiaIs standing beside Mr. TreeHis leaves have never been redda,He's as proud as a flower can be

Somebody made him feel betta,Rescued him off of the shelfEven a plant with no uncle or auntShouldn't spend Christmas Day by himself